The internationally known actor and director, James Franco is getting ready to start filming in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and will be holding an open casting call this Sunday.
Actor James Franco will be shooting a film in the Winston-Salem, and an open casting call is scheduled for this Sunday, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.
James Franco will be directing the upcoming feature film, “The Garden of Last Days,”. “The Garden of Last Days” is based on the bestselling book by Andre Dubus III.
“The Garden of Last Days” will film from July 10 through August 6th. According to Deadline, “The Garden of Last Days” is a “a contemporary thriller set in the seamy underside of American life about three interwoven and ultimately explosive stories: A stripper out of options who brings her 3-year-old daughter to work; an angry, lonely man who gets thrown out of the club; and a foreigner with an endless supply of cash on the brink of committing a terrifying act.”
The original story was set around the events of September 11th 2001. But it is believed that the movie will take a modern portray of the book, with Gerard Butler acting as one of the major producers of the film.
An open casting call for “The Garden of Last Days” is from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Altair Casting & Production Services LLC, at 703 Coliseum Plaza Court.
Casting personnel are looking for all ages and types, including what they describe as “a broad range of ethnically distinct individuals and Arabic-speaking individuals.”
They are also looking for professional female dancers to play strippers; a young girl or identical twins to play a 3- to 4-year-old character; and a young boy to play a 2- to 3-year-old character. They ask that you bring a current photo and resume if available, and be prepared to provide contact information, including an email address that you check regularly.
UPDATE: The Garden of Last Days Open Casting Call is Cancelled
Via Deadline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: What is it lately with directors walking off their own movies just before production starts? Two weeks before he was scheduled to begin production as director and star of Garden Of Last Days, James Franco pulled out of the film today. I’m told that effectively scraps a film that had $500,000 spent so far, a $3 million budget and a July 10 production start date. It’s the second time a filmmaker bailed late in the game, after Lynn Ramsay exited Jane Got A Gun hours before production was to start.
That film held it together, but I’m told that this will shut down. Franco, currently in theaters in This Is The End, committed to direct and star in late April, just as he was preparing to unveil his latest film, As I Lay Dying, in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes.
